Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [to-vb] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I finish I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words about our commitment to Continuous News . |
| 2 | Well , erm I I have been accosted a few times to do a few things , you know erm like I say , prostitution , they think probably because you 're on your own , everybody else , because one , say one person in the block is one , then you are one as well , you know . |
| 3 | with some , some things to write a few words in , some things to tick , some things to make a mark on one of the numbers and so forth so erm er you know it 's erm but as I say it 's difficult to er |
| 4 | A mixture of something old and something new , everybody here at Club has his or her own favourite , and we 've also asked a few personalities to say a few words about their number 1 trip . |
| 5 | And here 's a few bucks to grease a few palms . ’ |
| 6 | As the appliances will be used for quite a few years , perhaps under changing circumstances as couples have children , it 's important to look ahead and not just buy the cheapest model to save a few pounds . |
| 7 | The ban may , however , give Mrs Marcos the perfect opportunity to shed a few tears in front of the television cameras . |
| 8 | Cough worse ( < ) lying down which causes the most violent cough to appear a few moments later . |
| 9 | Your only problem is choosing , and before you choose read these words to understand a few basics about the quality of Italian accommodation . |
| 10 | If I had not intervened on these pages to explain a few points this book ( or its opening section ) would be a gun aimed at my own temple . |
| 11 | He left the cosy little restaurant to reappear a few minutes later with the announcement that her taxi was at the door and that he and Bob would go with her as far as her hotel . |
| 12 | It is a good technique to allow a few seconds at the beginning of a shot before the pan movement actually starts to allow the audience time to take in the scene . |
| 13 | ‘ Sounds a good place to plant a few informers . ’ |
| 14 | It was a good idea to loft a few garryowens at their defence , but it was a tactic that was over-used . |
| 15 | It is not really a good idea to buy a few packets at random in the hope that these will be the type of thing you need . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's always a good idea to have a few castles up there . |
| 17 | In your mind you will have a picture of your ideal small farm with grass , crops , livestock , vegetables , and fruit meeting most of your needs , without waste , and a marketable surplus to provide a few luxuries . |
| 18 | So saying , when my wife Catherine died of cancer , Anthea sent me persistent invitations to spend a few days at her cottage , or even just come for a meal . |
| 19 | ‘ He 's not the first striker to go a few games without scoring , ’ Alex Smith , the Aberdeen manager , said . |
| 20 | It 's just a desperate attempt to get a few votes ’ . |
| 21 | Can I now ask the General Secretary to say a few words . |
| 22 | These poltroons seems to think that it 's a big deal to hoist a few pints of Smithwicks after an afternoon spent with their heads stuck up some geezer 's back passes . |
| 23 | Everyone is aware that the Chancellor has a difficult ordeal to face a few hours later and no one wants to make the occasion even worse . |
| 24 | Horses have always been an expensive pastime but in the current economic situation any chance to save a few pennies is more welcome than ever . |
| 25 | WITH a 40 per cent drop in house prices in the West Country over the past three years , this is the time to think seriously about that Cornish cliff-top cottage , waterfront Dorset flat or Devonian mansion with more than enough land to keep a few horses . |
| 26 | The best we could do was to arrange for some of our experienced investigators to spend a few days explaining how we worked , and then to attach our visitors to a particular investigation that was current so that they could experience the practical application of our methods . |
| 27 | It is possible for the advanced stage to supervene a few months after infection , but it would normally take ten or fifteen years to develop . |
| 28 | Will said gently , ‘ It 's not a bad thing to have a few illusions . |